ECTS - Multiagent Systems
Multiagent Systems (CMPE562) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiagent Systems | CMPE562 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 
| Pre-requisite Course(s) | 
|---|
| N/A | 
| Course Language | English | 
|---|---|
| Course Type | Elective Courses | 
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree | 
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face | 
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. | 
| Course Lecturer(s) |  | 
| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to introduce the concepts of agent and multi-agent systems and their applications and the basic design issues related to agent and multi-agent systems. | 
| Course Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course; 
 | 
| Course Content | Agent paradigm, abstract agent architectures, design of intelligent agents, agent cooperation, auction systems, negotiation, argumentation, interaction languages and protocols, distributed problem solving, coordination, applications for multi-agent systems. | 
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Chapters 1 (main text) | 
| 2 | Intelligent Agents | Chapter 2 | 
| 3 | Intelligent Agents | Chapter 2 | 
| 4 | Deductive Reasoning Agents | Chapter 3 | 
| 5 | Practical Reasoning Agents | Chapter 4 | 
| 6 | Reactive and Hybrid Agents | Chapter 5 | 
| 7 | Multiagent Interactions | Chapter 6 | 
| 8 | Multiagent Interactions | Chapter 6 | 
| 9 | Reaching Agreements | Chapter 7 | 
| 10 | Reaching Agreements | Chapter 7 | 
| 11 | Communication | Chapter 8 | 
| 12 | Working Together | Chapter 9 | 
| 13 | Methodologies | Chapter 10 | 
| 14 | Applications | Chapter 11 | 
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Review | 
Sources
| Course Book | 1. An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems, Wooldridge, M., John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN: 047149691X. | 
|---|---|
| Other Sources | 2. G.Weiss, Multi-Agent Systems, The MIT Press, 1999. | 
| 3. Readings in Agents, Singh, M. and Huhns, M., Morgan-Kaufmann Publishers, 1997. | |
| 4. Ferber, J., Multi-Agent Systems: An Introduction to Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Ferber, J., Addison-Wesley, 1999, ISBN: 0-201-36048-9 | |
| 5. Shoham, Y. and Leyton-Brown, Kevin, Multiagent Systems: Algorithmic, Game–Theoretic and Logical Foundations, Cambridge University Press, 2009. | |
| 6. Shoham, Y. and Leyton-Brown, Kevin, Essentials of Game Theory, Morgan and Claypool, 2008. | 
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade | 
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - | 
| Laboratory | - | - | 
| Application | - | - | 
| Field Work | - | - | 
| Special Course Internship | - | - | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - | 
| Homework Assignments | - | - | 
| Presentation | 1 | 10 | 
| Project | 1 | 20 | 
| Report | - | - | 
| Seminar | - | - | 
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 25 | 
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 45 | 
| Toplam | 4 | 100 | 
| Percentage of Semester Work | 55 | 
|---|---|
| Percentage of Final Work | 45 | 
| Total | 100 | 
Course Category
| Core Courses | X | 
|---|---|
| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses | 
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to apply advanced computing and/or information knowledge in solving software engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Develops solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. | X | ||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to design, implement, and evaluate a software system, component, process, or program using modern techniques and engineering tools for software engineering practices. | X | ||||
| 4 | Gains ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. | X | ||||
| 5 | Gains skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. | X | ||||
| 6 | Gains the ability to access information to follow current developments in science and technology, conducts scientific research in the field of software engineering, and conducts a project. | X | ||||
| 7 | Acquires an understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering. | |||||
| 8 | Acquires project and risk management skills and gains awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development, as well as international standards and methodologies. | X | ||||
| 9 | Understands the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions. | |||||
| 10 | Gains awareness of the development, adoption, and ongoing support for the use of excellence standards in software engineering practices. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 | 
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 | 
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 7 | 7 | 
| Project | 1 | 10 | 10 | 
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 | 
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 | 
| Total Workload | 127 | ||
